Sentence examples for started debate from inspiring English sources

In the Senate, Democrats filed a motion on Friday that started debate, running down the procedural clock while Republicans expressed their opposition.

[C3.] Debate Begins on Insurance Bill The Senate has started debate on insurance legislation that would require the government to pay for the vast majority of losses in a terrorist attack.

Franklin K. Lane, Washington Irving High School in Manhattan, Wadleigh Secondary School in Harlem, Ralph McKee Vocational High School in Staten Island and the High School for Legal Studies in Brooklyn are among 34 New York City public high schools that recently started debate teams.

The blackening of his reputation by Tudor historians started debate about his personality and legacy which is ongoing to this day.

The Senate started debate on fast-track Thursday, with passage possible as soon as next week.

In a single week at Whitman, I can teach a rock climbing class, volunteer at the local women's shelter, go to a board meeting for a food co-op that's just getting started, debate the merits of park-based conservation in my political ecology class and write an article about a neighboring high school receiving an award for having a high graduation rate.

He started debating with an East German soldier.

March 8, 2014 They have now started debating immigration.

Last week, when the Security Council started debating a resolution to condemn the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

They started debating what they'd serve at the new place.

The women started debating the pros and cons of racing, going nowhere.